The Philippines congratulates the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. He has our full support. We also congratulate Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the Assembly at its seventy-third session, for her success in …
Money is the lifeblood of terrorism. The financing of terrorism in the Philippines is a complex web of illicit flows, money- laundering, transnational organized crime, especially the drug trade, and even the occasional remittance sent by Filipinos overseas. Porous physical, financial and cyberborder…
Humankind is facing the ultimate challenge to the life of the planet and the penultimate challenge to its own survival — the imminent prospect of ecological collapse. That will not be another ice age in the course of nature, but a deadly certainty generated entirely by human activity and inaction. S…
The Philippines will vote in favour of, and strongly supports, draft resolution A/73/L.66, which would endorse the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. Some of our friends in this endeavour have withdrawn under pressure from political constituencies, while others opposed it from t…
It is an absolute honour and privilege to be here today at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, not only to honour one of the most influential political figures that the world has seen, but also to commemorate his legacy as a freedom fighter, a nation-builder and a global icon through the political
dec…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
We welcome Thailand’s upcoming ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) later this month. The ratification of the CTBT by all ASEAN member State…
The words “ultima ratio regis” were once inscribed in the bronze on Spanish royal cannon, meaning, “the sovereign’s last argument”. Kings in the past, republics in the present. War is the last argument of sovereignty — to fight for things
essential to national honour and self-preservation, where su…
Within this Chamber, we talk about the human rights of children — the right to life, to a name, to education and to health, inter alia. Today I want to mention another right — their right not to know. Children have the right not to know at first hand the horrors of war. They have the right not to k…
The Philippines supported the inclusion of this item on the agenda of
the seventy-second session of the General Assembly. I thank Australia and Ghana. We are pleased to contribute to this debate today.
The doctrine under discussion affirms States’ responsibility to protect their populations from g…
The Philippines welcomes the adoption by consensus of resolution 72/284, the sixth on the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy. We extend our appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Finland and Jordan and their teams for their tireless efforts in facilitating the
resolution, a…
It is my honour and privilege to introduce the draft resolution on the International Day of Family Remittances, as contained in document A/72/L.56, on behalf of the four main sponsors of the draft resolution, Algeria, Guatemala, Madagascar and, my own delegation, the Philippines. We are proud to hav…
The Philippines expresses its best wishes for a happy life and continued success for the Permanent Representatives of Egypt and Brazil on their respective birthdays. We also align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Egypt as Chair of the Group of 77 (G-77), and express ou…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Indonesia on behalf of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and thanks the Netherlands for convening this high-level open debate. We are gathered to show our collective commitment to sustaining peace as a goal …
It is my honour and privilege to join the Permanent Representative of Pakistan in introducing the draft resolution entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”, contained in document A/72/L.29.
This draft resolution is sponsored by a num…
The Philippines thanks Mr. Thembile Joyini of South Africa and Mr. Andreas Kravik of Norway for coordinating the annual resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea and on sustainable fisheries this year.
We are poised once again to adopt these twin resolutions on the most massive and comprehensive…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict for their proactive work in preventing and promoting, monitoring and ensuring accountability with regard to the grave violations committed against children in armed conflicts.
The 2016…
We thank President Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi for her comprehensive report (see A/72/349).
The Philippines — a real democracy and a multi-ethnic Christian majority and Muslim minority society that cherishes diversity in all aspects in a spirit of religious and political tolerance that has marked…
We align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The United Nations was established in the wake of the two cruellest wars in history. The League of Nations was an ambitious attempt to un…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
Seventy-one years ago, General Carlos P. Romulo addressed the General Assembly and said,
“We are not here to make the peace, but to build for peace. We are n…
